diff --git a/ospfclient/ospf_apiclient.c b/ospfclient/ospf_apiclient.c
index 96ccb8b..d6aa638 100644
--- a/ospfclient/ospf_apiclient.c
+++ b/ospfclient/ospf_apiclient.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
   ret = listen (async_server_sock, BACKLOG);
   if (ret < 0)
     {
-      fprintf (stderr, "ospf_apiclient_connect: listen: %s\n", strerror (errno));
+      fprintf (stderr, "ospf_apiclient_connect: listen: %s\n", safe_strerror (errno));
       close (async_server_sock);
       return NULL;
     }